MALMSTROM AFB, Montana, March 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Malmstrom Air Force Base (341st Missile Wing) issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Elora J. McCutcheon, 341st Missile Wing Public Affairs For the first time in more than 10 years, a dual team of women are leading the charge of six-dozen Airmen in the 741st Maintenance Squadron who serve as part of Air Force Global Strike Command's backbone for Minuteman III launch facilities and missile alert facilities throughout Montana. The gap in  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 22, 2024, entitled "Montana Job Openings and Labor Turnover - January 2024": * * * Montana had 37,000 job openings in January 2024, compared to 36,000 openings in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on March 22, 2024: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the second cohort of communities selected as part of the Communities Local Energy Action Program (Communities LEAP), a unique technical assistance initiative designed to help disadvantaged communities and those with historical ties to fossil fuel industries take direct control of their clean energy future. The 30 selected communities will receive  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 23 -- Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach issued the following news release: Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach joined a coalition of 16 states led by Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill in a lawsuit against President Joe Biden and the United States Department of Energy over the unlawful decision to ban new liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. "The Biden administration's decision to ban LNG exports is putting America last by catering to climate extremists. The nation  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- The Merit Systems Protection Board issued the following case report for March 22, 2024: * * * BOARD DECISIONS Appellant: Abenayaa Lane Agency: Department of the Army Decision Number: 2024 MSPB 4 Docket Number: DE-0752-23-0001-I-1 Issuance Date: March 19, 2024 Appeal Type: Adverse Action AUTHORITY OF ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGES/BOARD "EMPLOYEE" NATIONAL GUARD TECHNICIANS REMEDIES The appellant, a Military and Family Readiness Specialist with the Montana Army National   more

GREAT FALLS, Montana, March 22 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Governor Greg Gianforte yesterday visited Central Avenue Meats and highlighted the state's investments in building a stronger workforce to support the meat processing industry in Montana. "By investing in value-added processing and manufacturing in Montana, our producers are able to keep pace with a transforming agricultural industry, expand their production, and create more g  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 23 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is leading a coalition of 22 attorneys general in urging a U.S. Appeals Court to uphold Texas' right to enforce a state immigration law amid a challenge by the federal government. "States have a right to enforce their own laws - especially when federal inaction leads to a crisis like the one at the Southern border," Yost said. "Ohioans shouldn't have   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 23 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States of America in Trump v. United States. The brief, which was led by the State of Alabama, asks the Court to reverse the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit's ruling about presidential immunity in the case brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith. The case concerns whether former Preside  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 23 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release: Attorney General Jason Miyares has joined a 22-state coalition supporting a Texas law that makes illegal immigration a state crime and authorizes state officials to enforce it. Texas's state law, SB4, makes illegal immigration into Texas a state crime and allows state magistrates and judges to order those who have crossed the border illegally back to the country from which they entered  more